With the purchase of the hybrid models, Oberlin becomes the first in the state to do so, according to Tom DeCoster, business development manager for Parker Hannifin.

The total cost of the three chassis and equipment is $1,186,062, according to a city document.

Replacement of the fleet will impact residential and commercial collection rates. Residential rates will increase to $7.50 per month from $6 in January 2015 and commercial rates should increase by 20 percent for the next two years and 15 percent in 2016. Rates are expected to remain stagnant through 2020, documents state.

The city has received a grant for $200,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to use toward the recovery of recycling operations, though those funds are not tied to hybrid drive system models, said Jeff Baumann, public works director.

Oberlin College’s Green Edge Fund, a student-administered grant and loan program, also approved a grant for up to $10,000 per truck for up to three trucks for the city.

Use of the new hybrid trucks can reduce the city’s carbon emissions from refuse collection by about 30 percent, documents state. The new trucks are estimated for delivery in about four to five months, Baumann said.